If something happens here, people should be prepared, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said urging traders not to think about profits at the time of crisis

At least nine locations in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Kolkata are being raided

Police make third arrest in connection with deadly Kolkata Rituraj hotel fire that killed 14

Ms. Banerjee reached the MechuaFalpatti area of Burrabazarand said that special committees comprising police, administration and fire services department are being set up to identify establishments which are flouting fire safety norms

12 of the 14 bodies have been identified and post mortem has been performed. Post mortem of the bodies have revealed that deaths death were due to effects of Asphyxia due to inhalation of carbon soot and also thermal burn injuries.

A sombre atmosphere prevailed outside the hospital morgue, where the bodies of five victims were sent for post-mortem, amid heart-rending scenes of a mothers grief

Firefighters continued rescue operations overnight as the 10 engines rushed to the spot; one man died by jumping from the building to escape the fire, 13 others died of suffocation

Eminent educationist-writer Chinmoy Guha says that even books like Chokher Bali, Chhelebela, Char Adhyay, Jogajog are not to be found. These are all part of our heritage such beautifully printed books, he says. Sources say the space has been conceded to private publishers

The 250-crore temple is built on 20 acres of land and will be inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee; it will be replica of the 12th-century shrine in Puri

Officials of SNTCSSC said that over the past few years, about 15 to 20 candidates have made it to the interviews of the Civil Services Examination and five to six candidates make it to the merit list.

The city of Calcutta, fully alive and mysterious, is the real star in this novel, while the ensemble cast fails to live up to expectations

CM Mamata Banerjee during a meeting with Imams and Muezzins urged Muslims not to fall into the trap of the Bharatiya Janata Party and indulge in violence on the streets; announces 10 lakh as compensation to victims of the violence

BJP leader Ravi Shankara Prasad assailed Mamata Banerjee, asking if her government has become completely insensitive to basic human values

Supreme Court petitions seek probe into West Bengal violence over Waqf Act, including SIT and judicial enquiry commission requests

Education Minister Bratya Basu had earlier announced that the list would be made public on the WBSSC website by April 21, following legal consultation.

Condemning the violence, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose said he has directed the Government to take immediate bold action to curb the violence and submit a report

Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP MP and former Calcutta HC judge says the OMR (Optical Mark Reader) sheets recovered by the CBI can be made public by the State government; His remark comes after Supreme Court annulled the appointment of 25,752 teachers

The accused was reportedly driving under the influence and has been sent to police custody till April 10

According to party sources, following the altercation, the woman MP exited the WhatsApp group and sent letters to both Mamata Banerjee and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee

In an appeal to the Supreme Court, the Boards lawyer requested that either deserving candidates be allowed to attend their duties till the end of this academic year, or till a fresh recruitment process as directed by the court is completed, whichever is earlier.

The court also expressed concerns about how the Medinipur Police Station was functioning

BJP passed the bill in both Houses due to their majority. This is not just an attempt to seize Muslim properties but also malign us, one of the protesters said

The remarks by Trinamool Congress came on the day when Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025

While some Trinamool leaders have alleged a lack of initiative by party workers and youth members to protest against the SFIs disruption at Oxford, party MP Sougata Roy said such incidents do not warrant a hue and cry

There have been a number of similar incidents in West Bengal where cracker manufacturing units have caught fire leading to several deaths.

While awarding the death sentence Judge Biplab Roy, quoted from the Mahabharat, and said that the convict had attacked his unarmed brother inflicting 18 stab wounds